The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-12-16

eysspsss az ~ AsnasI xrpsrs 70 Cennsis
~ Aalsssal Industry - stamping Dat
11urro-fneumontn. kec-
WAsnixorox, Dec. 2-Ths annual re-
mort Of the Ccn-missionsr ~ Agriculture
has been laid before the President.
The commissioner rcc0mmcnds substantially
she abolition oftht seed division o. the depart
nenf ana the transfer 81 ~ duties 20 The state
md Territorial experiment stations. me a.
rcctors Of these institutions. be says. ought 70
know what kind Of seed the farmers 81 thcif
respective neightorhcods are interested 70.
and What kinds are best adapted 70 eaeh ioea1t
~
The commissioner discusses . scope and
frnctions a. the department m . way which
leaves RON for the plain inference that ne ais
approves the efforts 70 make Il an executive de-
parrment with . member Of the Cabinet ~ -
head The departments position, be THINKS.
should b that OF IN adviser IN those invest'sa-
fions and enterprises which bear upon the agri-
cultural interests OF the country.
The commissioner says Il Is yet too early 70
make en- ofncial statement Of the results Ia de-
tail 81 the present years experiments IN the
development Of sorghum sugar manufacture
sbuf, he adds. -'encurh 10 known already J
think. 20 enable this country 20 anticipate -
an early date the production Of . sugar supply
Ton y LI4Mt y - EM<I Nt - Ntt
but lfttlc circum>cribcd by climate Influences,
and one whose by rro,r.ts have : value equal
20 the cost OF raising
The work OF the Bureau or Animal Industry.
the report says. has hccn greatly extended our
ing the past year. The Governors oftnirty-on
States and Territories have accepted the rules
and regulations Of the bureau and promised the
assistance o. local police officers 20 secure
their enforcement. In addition the Lcgisinr
tures Of Rhode Island. Virginia. New York and
Illinois have enacted laws providing for CO.
operation The worst infected counties the
report says. and tho Q from which there
was most danger of the spread
Of The disease. viz. those In the neigh
borhood OF New York. Chicago and Baltimore,
have been placed in quarantine, and no cattle
allowed 20 leave them without a permit issued
after q special examination. BY this means
new outbreaks have been almost entirely pre-
vented
From the beginning Of the work for the
eradication Of this disease. IN August. 1870
20 October 81. lS>1. the inspectors Of the
bureau have inspected 1A.3Ss herds. contain
.ne 1tr.eO animals. "A districts where
the plague Was supposed % exist. Among
these there were found rs infected
herds. containing ln.7ns animals. Of which
2-sx were Affected .ith pleuro-pneumonia
These figures DO not mrin1e 4s73 head OF cat
tie IN the tistlicry stables Of Chicago. nearly
half Of which were diseased. The number o
animals found affected with the disease and
the number o. infected head we're much great
er than had been anticipated. and the work fol
is control has consequently required a CORE
sponGinriy larger force and greater expenditur'
Of money. Our progress. however. has beef
very satisfactory. snd the appropriation In
fecn found su1sc.cns 20 meet the demand
which have been made uron II
The commissioner Expresses regret 1.-THE IN
svosdabIe loss inflicted on the farmers 81 I'LL
nois By the cattle quarantine. and adds: Their
has not been 4 time In years when this malad'
has been confined 70 such restricted area IS .
present. and consequently the conditions ar
rery favorable for rs complete eradication. ]
the State authorities continue their cooper
ton a. ~ present. which there - every reoso'
70 exrccr and II an appropriation = made b
Congress equal 70 that or the present fiscal year
and with authority for It's similar use. II T. %
Eeved that this dangerous plague can be e.
Terminated by the end o. the next fiscal year.
In his chapter upon the departments exper
menfs In silk-rceiinz the commissioners Says n
experiments have not yet reached the point Z
p1yi-g their own expenses. but that was harui
70 be hoped for with . plant 20 limited Al
other Years experience u u expected, Wi
show what could b done under favorable col
ttt:ons-
The commissioner describes n some lengt
the work Of the chronological. statistiea
microscopicnl. forestry and other divisions. az
sets forth the usefulness OF their accomplish
uenfs.
He that the Public Printer
authorized 70 furnish % the agricultural pre-
or the country. ~ the mere cost 81 labor A.
material electrotypes OF such illustrations
|. the department a. the editors may desire. hol
I Ing that many Of these inertia much wider g
: c~ulafion than they can get In the reports OF =
department..
I The commissioner says the building OF ress
, roirs among the Rocky mountains Tot the &c
! - ~ N Immense veiume of water now vast
should mma the early attention OF Go